Early Days (1991–93) • Futabasha began by publishing the
Famicom Adventure Game Book series. •
4 Koma Manga Kingdom was an effort by a rotating amateur team of artists and writers. Some of the most notable artists were Noboru Matsuyama, Satomi Nakamura,
Ryo Sasaki, and Morita Yasuhiro. The series started gaining popularity around 1993.
Golden Age (1994–97) •
Super Mario 4Koma Manga Kingdom was a series competing with
Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater in popularity. • Satomi Nakamura and Suhiro Moritaya were so popular that their art essentially made up volumes 5, 6 and 7. • Although the big hit of
Pokémon was received from 1996 and much 4koma manga comics of Pokémon was published from the other company, only why or Futabasha has not published. This has a certain back situation which is not published, and is spoken about as it was not able to publish. • Although
Pokémon was a huge success, the publisher Futabasha did not publish any material regarding the franchise. This could indicate that their relationship with
Nintendo had fallen apart. • The series declined after 1998, receiving poor reception and ceasing print of their Mario series. Their last volume, published in 2004, was based on the
Ganbare Goemon series. ==Publications==